Tag Archives: Goodreads

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Goodreads’ growing pains: Attempt to curtail author bullying angers many users

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What makes for a proper book review? Reading-based social network Goodreads says reviews that focus on an author’s behavior, rather than a book’s content, don’t have a place on the site — and announced Friday that it is going to start automatically deleting those reviews.

The new guidelines are infuriating some users who say that some authors’ bad behavior online should be a factor in book purchases. And the entire episode highlights the challenges that Goodreads, which was acquired by Amazon (s AMZN) earlier this year, faces as it adds users (CEO Otis Chandler recently announced the site has over 20 million members) and becomes more influential.

A ban on “the author is an a**hole” reviews

Goodreads wants book reviews to be focused on a book’s content, not on an author’s behavior online. Until now, it had moderated reviews that seemed too personal, but those reviews remained on members’ profiles…

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Article: Goodreads Announces New Content Policy

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The link below is to an article that comments on the new Goodreads content policy, which includes deleting content that mentions author behaviour.

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http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/09/20/goodreads-announces-new-content-policy-now-deletes-reviews-mention-author-behavior/

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Kobo stops using the Amazon-owned Goodreads API

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Maybe this was inevitable since Amazon (s AMZN) acquired book-based social network Goodreads (see disclosure), but Kobo has stopped using the Goodreads API on its website and in its apps, Good E-Reader reports.

That means no more Goodreads ratings and reviews on Kobo book pages. It sounds as if the decision was driven by Kobo, not Goodreads or Amazon: The company’s chief content officer Michael Tamblyn tells Good E-reader that Kobo might re-add the Goodreads API in the future. And back in March when Amazon acquired Goodreads, the companies told me they would leave the Goodreads API open and would not shut off the Kobo feed. (Update: Goodreads confirmed it’s made no changes to its API.)

Nonetheless, the move demonstrates the risk of relying on what is now a competing retailer’s API. At one point, Goodreads actually encountered a similar problem itself: In early 2012, it stopped sourcing its…

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Article: Kobo Suspends Usage of the GoodReads API

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The link below is to an article reporting on yet another bookseller shooting itself in the foot – Kobo has suspended Goodreads from its ebook readers.

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http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/kobo-suspends-usage-of-the-goodreads-api

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Article: Goodreads Has 20 Million Members

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The link below is to an article reporting on the recent membership milestone reached by Goodreads – 20 millions members.

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http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/07/23/goodreads-added-4-million-members-in-4-months/

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Summer books that Goodreads users are loving — EXCLUSIVE

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Goodreads hit with copyright suit over fan photo

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Article: Pressure Reading

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The link below is to an article that considers pressure reading – that is reading while feeling pressure from reading social networks such as Goodreads. I can’t say that I feel any pressure like this – what about you? Share your experiences in the comments.

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http://www.themillions.com/2010/08/bats-in-the-bookshelves-the-perils-of-literary-social-networking.html

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Article: Goodreads and Amazon

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The link below is to an article that includes an interview with Goodreads Founder Otis Chandler concerning the future of Goodreads under Amazon.

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http://goodereader.com/blog/interviews/otis-chandler-of-goodreads-speaks-about-amazon/

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Article: The Reading Room Update

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The link below is to an article that provides an update on developments at ‘The Reading Room’ book social network, an alternative to Goodreads.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/p-books/the-reading-room-will-offer-print-books-for-purchase/